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| Day After, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 17 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steven Guttenberg,John Cullum,John Lithgow, Bibi Besch, Lori Lethin, Amy Madigan & Jeff East |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
SMA |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID3156CC |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$49.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
127 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1983 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Nicholas Meyer |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Edward Hume |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
David Raskin |
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| (Production Designer): |
Peter M. Wooley |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Robert Florio & William Paul Dornisch |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert A. Papazian |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.82:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Day After was originally produced as a telefilm which aired on ABC on November 20, 1983, making television history by becoming one of the most widely-watched and hotly debated features ever. This powerful drama portrays the devastating aftermath of a nuclear confrontation in a grimly realistic fashion. The film follows the ordinary activities of a number of residents of Law-rence, Kansas, whose lives are shattered when the escalating animosity between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. culminates in a nuclear attack.
LaserDisc Picture:
Credited as framed in the European theatrical 1.75:1 aspect ratio the actual frame is matted at 1.85:1. Artifacts are prominent throughout along with noise and grain. Fleshtones are inconsistent and the picture quality overall is mediocre.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is undistinguished mono.
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